child victim
Young crime sufferer
A child victim is a minor who has suffered harm, abuse, or trauma—whether physical, sexual, emotional, or through neglect.
The term appears frequently in legal contexts, social work, and news coverage: services for child victims of trafficking, the child victim testified in court.
It emphasizes vulnerability and the need for protection, distinguishing cases involving minors from those involving adults.
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- broken homeFamily split by separation
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- lost innocencePurity destroyed by experience
vulnerable · at risk · harm · protection · protective custody · neglect · exploitation · witness · testimony · speak up · suffering · young · helpless · cry for help · injured · scared · silent · trusted adult
child victimperpetrator
One who commits wrongdoing
abuser · child abuser · offender · predator · assailant
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